Charles Edward Cornelius

Charles Edward Cornelius was born on February 25, 1935 in Saginaw, Michigan. Ed was a long time Arizona resident living in Safford, Tempe, Phoenix and Mesa. Ed was married to Judy McNutt and they had a son Jeff and daughter Cathi.

Ed served two years in the Army and loved to tell stories of his service. He also spent several years working for ADOT.

Ed past away in his Mesa home on November 19, 2012, he was 77 years old.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith Anita Cornelius. Those who remain to miss him are his son, Jeff Cornelius, his daughter, Cathi Kentera, his son-in-law, Mark Kentera, and his grandchildren.

Condolence Messages

Not to be a jerk (though, I suppose, it could be aregud I come by it naturally), but communist and capitalist governments is a misnomer. Capitalism and communism are economic forms, not governmental structures. Socialism would fall under the same determination in which case, you would then state that Norway and Finland are socialist democracies while China is a capitalist authoritarian state. And Norway (at least) is a relatively successful socialist state so long as the price of oil remains high and they have ready access. While their economy may be more diversified than Saudi Arabia, it is not where it needs to be for fuller development to maintain the lifestyle they have should the price of oil fall dramatically. (Sorry, didn’t mean to take a China blog off-topic.)